Kenjin sensed the presence before it even touched his door. "Right on time," he said in satisfaction, keeping his voice perfectly in control, perfectly neutral. The iron of his door move slowly, though Kenjin could tell the presence could send it flying without a problem if it so desired.

And so came the form of Tokumaru Kyô, the Heavenflame Samurai. Kenjin felt power, even though the teacher was merely in Inferno form. He could sense Aurora's replacement was holding back a immense force he had not had before, the last time they had fought.

"You have evolved even further Kyô," the Encorna said at last, as the Heavenflame closed the door behind him, the metal grinding as he did so. When it was sealed completely, Tokumaru turned to face his student. "I congratulate you, I did not think you could grow so vastly strong in the short time since our battle."

His opponent had indeed changed. Kenjin felt angelic power flooding from his opponent, Ether was present in the samurai. Tokumaru nodded. "When one trains, one gains power. The only question is, how much does a person train? I have done so, for if a person assumes they are the best, they are doomed. They grow lax in their strength, and someday another defeats them."

Tokumaru could sense it as well, something was clashing against his energy, and the battle had not even begun. Kenjin's will was battling Tokumaru's, the air crackling with force. "You have grown as well, though differently. Have you discovered new ways of training foreign to my own?" The answer was obvious, the Encorna always found something new, his knowledge of the world was vast.

Kenjin nodded, holding in his hand a small Crystal. "My weapon maker," he said unnecessarily, lifting it up for Kyô to see. "With this, I can create weapons that harness the negative force of my Crystal, encoding with the energy of a user to become their exact negative in terms of strength and power. As a result, the weapon must be purified, which unlocks hidden energy within a fighter."

Tokumaru noticed two new swords strapped to Kenjin's back, one a giant claymore, the other, a simple sword made of pure Crystal. "You plan to simply use me as a stepping stone to advance yourself?" Tokumaru asked incredulously, knowing that his student was not that egotistical.

"You give yourself too little credit Kyô," the Encorna answered the Heavenflame. "I do plan on purifying it with your aid, but that is not all I plan on doing." He removed the Leviathan from his back, he would not need it in this battle, and had promised Turaiv to keep it safe, something that would most likely not happen if it remained in the fight.

Tokumaru's face remained expressionless as the sword was drawn, though he could sense a strange new energy brimming from it, something rather unlike anything that the samurai had ever seen. He looked at the hilt, noticing a dark force within the handle. But it was almost gone, it would surely be purified in this battle, given Tokumaru's strength would be more than enough to complete Kenjin's plan.

"Is that your plan, to unlock something within your sword to defeat me?"

"I do not have a plan Tokumaru," the Encorna admitted. "We will fight, and one of us must lose. That is the way of the world, the way of life. What occurs in between the beginning of a battle and the end is up to fate. And not even we can change a person's fate."

Neither warrior could defeat that simple rule, not anymore anyway. The Grievances were already gone, but Tokumaru would remain. He, like Kenjin, was now immortal, the Encorna gazed on his much younger teacher with a sort of reverence, but it was more of an understood obedience.

"Yes, the time that I could bring people back is long since gone," the samurai agreed, unsheathing Hinotama from its scabbard. Its hilt had transformed, turning bright white like his hair, but its red blade still remained. "No one should have the power to alter fate."

"That is why I never do when I gaze into the future," Kenjin answered, drawing Thenatos from his back. The sword glowed, but not as much as in the past. It was having trouble rejecting his strength now. "But I always question the reason why. When I saw my loss to you in our first battle, I did not try to change it. I made you work for it, but I never questioned the reason why." Kenjin felt his power radiating through the room, and felt Tokumaru's flashing back at him.

"This time, I will answer the question," the Encorna stated. "This time I hold nothing back, and I expect you to do the same. Regardless if you cannot die, I shall do my very best to destroy you."

"I will treat you with the same reverence," the Heavenflame replied, pointing the Hinotama's blade at his student. Thenatos did the same, and they both stood in silence, waiting for the first move.

"You had better," Kenjin answered, his face turning into a grin at the thought of such a new challenge. "Because if you don't, I shall never forgive you."

OoC: I hope that was satisfying, after all, I began the fight last time .